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MAKASSAR STRAIT (June 10, 2015) Distressed persons wait to be rescued by Sailors and Marines aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Rushmore (LSD 47) in the Pacific Ocean. Rushmore rescued 65 people after it was discovered they were floating on bamboo rafts tied together and with no means of propulsion. Once on board, the rescued individuals were provided food and medical attention by Marines and Sailors from the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit and the Essex Amphibious Ready Group. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Emmanuel Ramos/Released)
June 10, 2015
150610-M-ST621-280 MAKASSAR STRAIT(June 10, 2015) Sailors from the Essex Amphibious Ready Group help distressed person board the amphibious dock landing ship USS Rushmore (LSD 47) in the Pacific Ocean. Rushmore rescued 65 people from a sinking craft in the Pacific Ocean between the Indonesian islands of Kalimantan and Sulawesi. Once on board, the rescued individuals were provided food and medical attention by Marines and Sailors from the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit and the Essex Amphibious Ready Group. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Emmanuel Ramos/Released)
June 11, 2015
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MAKASSAR STRAIT (June 10, 2015) Navy Lt. Diane Hampton, the chaplain for Combat Logistics Battalion 15, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, comforts a woman and children aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Rushmore (LSD 47). Rushmore rescued 65 people from a sinking craft in the Pacific Ocean between the Indonesian islands of Kalimantan and Sulawesi. Once on board, the rescued individuals were provided food and medical attention by Marines and Sailors from the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit and the Essex Amphibious Ready Group. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Emmanuel Ramos/Released)
June 11, 2015
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MAKASSAR STRAIT (June 10, 2015) A Sailor takes a woman to medical staff aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Rushmore (LSD 47). Rushmore rescued 65 people from a sinking craft in the Pacific Ocean between the Indonesian islands of Kalimantan and Sulawesi. Once on board, the rescued individuals were provided food and medical attention by Marines and Sailors from the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit and the Essex Amphibious Ready Group. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Emmanuel Ramos/Released)
June 11, 2015
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MAKASSAR STRAIT(June 10, 2015) A Sailor provides water to a woman aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Rushmore (LSD 47). Rushmore rescued 65 people from a sinking craft in the Pacific Ocean between the Indonesian islands of Kalimantan and Sulawesi. Once on board, the rescued individuals were provided food and medical attention by Marines and Sailors from the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit and the Essex Amphibious Ready Group. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Emmanuel Ramos/Released)
June 11, 2015
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PACIFIC OCEAN (June 11, 2015) Cpl. Jennifer Ko gives an apple to a child aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Rushmore (LSD 47) after she was rescued from a sinking craft in the Makassar Strait. Ko is a supply warehouse clerk with Combat Logistics Battalion 15, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit. Once on board, the rescued individuals were provided food and medical attention by Marines and Sailors from the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit and the Essex Amphibious Ready Group. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Emmanuel Ramos/Released)
June 11, 2015
Official U.S. Navy file photo of USS Rushmore (LSD 47). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Huey D. Younger Jr./Released)
March 25, 2015